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Author: Roger Kamien
"This text provides an approach to perceptive listening and an introduction to musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods. Its discussions of composers' lives, individual styles, and representative works aim not merely to impart facts but to stimulate curiosity and enthusiasm. The book was written to heighten the readers' love of music ...  more » - from the Preface to the Seventh Edition Through six editions, Roger Kamien's Music: An Appreciation has become the most widely used text for Music Appreciation and Introduction to Music Literature courses. The author has approached his new seventh edition with the goal of re-examining the scholarship and refreshing the repertoire while maintaining the strengths that have made the book number one - the clear presentation of musical elements, the vivid depiction of music history, the carefully chosen musical examples, the detailed and informative Listening Outlines, and the unsurpassed supplements package.
ISBN-13: 9780070335127
ISBN-10: 0070335125
Publication Date: 1/1/1984
Pages: 600
Edition: 3Rev Ed
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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